‘Snowball effect’: China could double down on talent build-up

When President Donald Trump unveiled his21-point plan on the Israel–Palestine conflict, he framed it as the bold stroke only he could deliver: a ceasefire, hostage release, Palestinian governance under international supervision, and, eventually, the possibility of statehood. Israel has provisionally signed on. Hamas, predictably, has not. On its face, the proposal reflects a rare attempt…

Jerome Cohen, a pioneering scholar of Chinese law who shaped global debates on the country’s legal system, trade, and human rights for over six decades, has died at 95. Cohen, who died on Monday, was professor emeritus at New York University’s School of Law and the founder of its US-Asia Law Institute, as well as…

A lack of social consensus has led the government to shelve a pay-as-you-throw scheme indefinitely, Hong Kong’s leader has said, while stressing that his administration “will not stop” its commitment to reducing waste. Commenting for the first time on the indefinite suspension of the waste-charging scheme, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that…

For over a decade, the name Kim Jong-un has been synonymous with an isolated, economically struggling pariah state. Despite possessing nuclear weapons, North Korea has long been dismissed by the international community as a minor player on the world stage. That perception has now fundamentally changed. As Kim stood alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and…